Voted Best of the VI for 12 years running (2010-2022)!!

MEET OUR CHEFS

Mathayom Vacharat is the owner and head chef at Mathayom Private Chefs and St. John Catering and has been a resident of St. John since 1995, moving from Philadelphia after graduating Drexel University with a Business degree. Mat then attended the Graduate Program at the School of Hard Knocks, studying Improvisation.  Opening the business in 2004, his experience as executive chef at premier fine dining restaurants on St. John lends his cuisine a breadth of influences ranging from Asian fusion to progressive American to Caribbean flair.

Mat is committed to sourcing fresh local product as he and his team of talented chefs create custom menus based on seasonal availability. He and his chefs support the Gifft Hill School’s EARTH Program, sourcing much of their local product from the student-run gardens. This approach breeds an innate flexibility when approaching vegetarian, raw food, and other restricted diet menus; as well as creating custom menus for clients interested in an “island to table” approach.

Continuing with the theme of fresh and local, they have cultivated and maintained a small garden, drawing product from it whenever possible, and are the first business on St. John to become Reef Responsible certified.

Read how Mathayom has changed the catering world on St. John!

Chef Jon– Originally from Annapolis, Maryland. He has been cooking his entire life- sharpening his skills as a chef in the Coast Guard, where he expanded his training to include nutrition, pastry, and plating.

Now calling St. John home, Jon works as an on-site chef for St. John Catering. He specializes in crafting unforgettable meals for guests from around the world, while utilizing the island’s fresh local ingredients.

In his free time, he enjoys snorkeling and spearfishing, embracing the ocean as both a passion and a source of sustenance. What I love most about my work is connecting with people from all over the world, and using food to create memorable experiences for families and events. 

MEET OUR OFFICE STAFF:

When you call St. John Catering it’s Conor Sieban’s friendly voice that greets you. Conor is the Office Assistant for St. John Catering and Mathayom Private Chefs.

Hailing from Connecticut Conor’s love affair with St. John started long before he moved to the island in 2016, but he waited until after completing his bachelor’s from Eastern Connecticut State University (majoring in communications/minoring in Business Information Systems) before taking the plunge and moving to St. John full time.

In addition to our office you can also catch Conor entertaining the beach-going masses as DJ Fastforward or rooting for his favorite teams (Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Yankees) at one of St. John’s local sports bar.